Marcin Banasiak

I’m a director and cinematographer. I spent enough time in school to walk away with two M.A. degrees in Cinematography (American Film Institute and University of Silesia) and an M.Sc. in IT Engineering. This reel is a showcase of my current AI-driven workflow. I don't just "prompt" for clips; I apply professional film logic, lighting principles, and narrative pacing to generative tools to ensure the final result feels like cinema, not a slideshow. The Tech Stack: Generation: Nano Banana, Flux 2, Kling, Veo, Seedance, and Runway. Audio: ElevenLabs Post-Production: Full assembly and professional color grading in DaVinci Resolve. What I bring to the project: Cinematic Realism: High-end lighting and composition logic (as seen in the narrative and car sequences). Narrative Continuity: Creating cohesive visual stories rather than disjointed clips. Archival Reanimation: Breathing life into historical and family imagery while maintaining aesthetic consistency. Technical Reliability: Since I’m also an IT engineer, I handle the complex node-based logic of ComfyUI and the technical side of remote delivery without any troubleshooting drama. I’m looking for projects where the goal is high-quality, narrative-driven content that happens to be powered by AI.

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• Film Director
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The Brief An atmospheric, 100% AI-generated narrative short exploring the profound, isolating experience of being an outsider. The film follows a protagonist made entirely of glass as he navigates the vibrant, chaotic nightlife of a busy city. Surrounded by human connection in bars and strip clubs, his absolute alienation builds to a visceral climax: a scream that reaches a resonant frequency, shattering the environment and ultimately destroying himself. Cinematic Execution Drawing on a traditional cinematography background, the visual language was designed to be intensely dark, moody, and low-key. The aesthetic relies heavily on high-contrast neon lighting against deep shadows to emphasize the protagonist's translucent, fragile nature against the harsh, gritty backdrop of the urban nightlife. The pacing is deliberate, using the visual weight of the city to amplify the character's internal isolation. Technical Execution & Post-Production While the foundational assets were generated utilizing Midjourney and Runway, the true weight of the film was engineered in post-production. Without relying on complex local node architectures, the cohesive aesthetic was achieved through rigorous curation, prompt-based lighting control, and a heavy post-production pipeline: Sound Design: The entire emotional arc hinges on audio. Custom sound design was engineered to build the atmospheric tension of the clubs and execute the climactic, high-frequency glass-shattering sequence, anchoring the generative visuals in physical reality. Color Grading: Comprehensive color work was applied to unify the disparate generative outputs into a single, seamless cinematic world, enhancing the moody, high-contrast urban environment. Deliverables 2:48 Narrative Short Film AI Visual Generation & Curation Advanced Color Grading & Custom Sound Design

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• Director of Photography
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Role: AI Director & Technical Pipeline Architect The Overview: A comprehensive showcase of high-fidelity, production-ready AI commercial workflows. This reel demonstrates the precise intersection of traditional cinematic artistry and advanced generative IT engineering, proving that AI video can move beyond standard generative motion into deliberate, brand-safe, and temporally stable commercial assets. Technical Architecture: Every sequence in this reel was generated using custom, multi-model node-based architectures (primarily ComfyUI and advanced ControlNet systems). Instead of relying on consumer-grade text-to-video prompt interfaces, these assets were built via deep technical pipelines engineered to solve the industry's biggest bottlenecks: temporal jitter, masking degradation, and character inconsistency. Cinematic Foundation: Leveraging 15+ years of international cinematography and an MFA from the American Film Institute, the generative output is heavily directed. The reel highlights absolute control over Z-axis camera depth, sophisticated rack focusing, and precise chiaroscuro lighting—ensuring that the digital output matches the exact aesthetic standards of traditional Tier 1 commercial production. Core Capabilities Displayed: Sub-Pixel Temporal Stability: Flawless consistency across complex camera movements. Lighting & Composition: Cinematic control over environmental lighting and visual hierarchy. Brand Accuracy: Maintaining exact typography, UI elements, and product rendering within generative environments. Custom Node Engineering: Building the backend infrastructure required to execute highly specific agency briefs.

• Cinematographer
• Colourist
• Film Director
• +7